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noted that Milošević was also in direct contact with both Martić and Babić. 5067 I note,
however, the testimony of Witness JF-039 based on his direct observation of Martić’s
activities, that “it was becoming clear” that all contacts from the Krajina to Belgrade had to
go through Stanišić. 5068 The witness testified that on at least two or three occasions Martić
was brought to Stanišić’s office and was picked up later from Milošević’s office at the
Presidency. 5069 In my view, it was only when Martić became the head of the RSK, that these
instances of direct contact between him and Milošević could be observed. In any event, I
believe that the instances of direct contact between Milošević, on the one hand, and Martić
and Babić, on the other, do not detract from my conclusion that Stanišić provided channels of
communication between these individuals and that he enabled or facilitated such contacts.
Such a role does not require that Stanišić served as the exclusive avenue for such
communications.
2380. Both Accused were present in the area of Knin on several occasions between late 1990
and early 1991, and, as Milan Babić stated, following Slobodan Milošević’s intervention,
Simatović returned to the area in the fall of 1991 and remained present until the end of
1991. 5070
2381. I recall the Trial Chamber’s finding that “[g]iven the scale of the deportation
committed by the SAO Krajina Police in 1991, it is satisfied that the Accused must have
known about the crimes committed by the SAO Krajina Police between April 1991 and April
1992”. 5071 Yet the Accused continued to support Martić and the SAO Krajina Police in their
criminal efforts. In view of the close cooperation between both Accused and Milan Martić,
which started as early as August 1990, (Martic at one point even considered Stanišić as his
“brother” and trusted him “100 per cent”. 5072 ) I consider it clear that both Accused were not
only fully aware of Martić’s actions and his intentions with regard to the SAO Krajina, (DB
agent Orlović, head of the SAO Krajina DB reported to the Serbian DB), but also that each of
them could not but share his intent to forcibly and permanently remove the non-Serb
population from the SAO Krajina through the commission of crimes.
5067 See the discussion in chapter 6.8.
5068 See the discussion in chapter 6.8.
5069 See the discussion in chapter 6.8.
5070 P1877 (Milan Babić, Martić transcript, 15-17, 20-21 February, and 2-3, and 6 March 2006), pp. 1426-1431,
1556; P1878 (Milan Babić, Slobodan Milošević transcript, 18-22, 25-26 November, and 2-4, 6, and 9 December
2002), pp. 13128, 13161-13164.
5071 Emphasis added.
5072 P978 (Witness JF-039, witness statement, 12 September 2003), para. 21; P977 (Witness JF-039, prior
testimony), p. 2144.
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